Remember JIT
Full name: Just-In-Time
Memory aid: Just In Time means no permanent open door.
Time limits complement rather than replace authorization checks.
Study area: Identity & access · Batch 3
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · ISC2 SSCP · Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals SC-900 · Identity and Access Administrator SC-300 · ISC2 CC · Cybersecurity Architect SC-100
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JIT — Just-In-Time
Grants a capability or access only when needed.
Why learn JIT — Just-In-Time?
Grants a capability or access only when needed.
Where it came from
Time limits complement rather than replace authorization checks.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Just In Time means no permanent open door.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand JIT: Just-In-Time.
- Recall this memory aid: Just In Time means no permanent open door.
- Explain the practical use: Grants a capability or access only when needed.
- Explain this distinction: Time limits complement rather than replace authorization checks.
- Identify JIT in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- NIST cybersecurity glossary (csrc.nist.gov)